Oh, the drama. Wednesday night features a game between two teams who have not been beaten in regulation thus far. San Jose holds a perfect 2-0 record in the preseason, including a 3-2 overtime win over LA on Sunday night. That was up north, though. Now they’ll have to face the Kings on their home […]
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Mikey Anderson on Doughty, Clarke, and His New Contract – ‘I Bet on Myself’
Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson knows all about balancing stress and other emotions while working through difficult situations. Having won two NCAA National Championships, as well as pair of medals with Team USA at the World Junior Championship, adequately prepares you for challenging situations on the ice. So, while many LA hockey fans nervously bit their […]
Projected Lineup: Kings at Golden Knights, Preseason Game 2
That’s right, it’s only Game 2 of the preseason and the Kings are already faced with a back-to-back scheduling situation. Unlike the regular season, though, this one should be a little easier for coach Todd McLellan to juggle around. Sunday’s nights full squad flew home from San Jose following a 3-2 overtime loss. Then today, […]
Projected Lineup: Kings at Sharks, Preseason Game 1
For the first of seven times prior to Opening Night on October 11, the Kings will play an exhibition game to help get them ready for the 2022-23 season. And this one is on the road. Puck drop is set for 4pm PST. Indications are, this game will only be available via radio. Neither team […]
McLellan has Big Plans for Iafallo-Byfield-Kaliyev Line
Several months ago, when putting together our first drafts of the LA Kings 2022-23 line combinations, the top two lines were close to a given. Where things really started to get interesting was with the bottom-six forwards. At that time, we figured coach Todd McLellan would go with something like: Iafallo – Byfield – Kaliyev […]